Yves Coppens

Yves Coppens (9 August 1934 – 22 June 2022) was a French anthropologist. He studied ancient hominids. In 2014, he became a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. He also helped make documentaries about hominids such as A Species Odyssey. He played an important role in discovering "Lucy".

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1988.

Coppens died on 22 June 2022 at the age of 87.

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